Weather-strip



E. CLAYTON.

WEATHER STRIP.

APPLiCATlON FILED AUG.9, 1919. 1,341,632.. Patnted Junel, 1924?.

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ENOS CLAYTON, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

WEATHER-STRIP.

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Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented June 1, 1920.

Application led August 9, 1919. Serial No. 316,375.

To all whom t muy concern Be it known that l, lilNos CLAYTON, a citizenof the United States, residing at Detroit, county of l/Vayne, State ofMichigan, have invented a certain new and useful improvement in*Weather-Strips, and declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to weather strips and particularly to a weatherstrip designed for use in connection with the sill and lower cross railin a easement or hinged window, commonly spoken of as a French window,or a sash door.

ln the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective in section showing the easement window hingedin place.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the cross rail of the window slightlywithdrawn from its seat.

Fig. 3 is a modification of the weather strip provided with the sill.

in the drawings let a represent the jarnl'i of a easement window; b thesash swung from such jamb; c the window sill, and d the outer stop orsub-sill embedded therein. c is the lower cross ail of the winoow whichabuts the outer stop when the window is closed.

The lower rail c is recesseo in rectangular cross-section so that aportion of it overlaps the outer stop and weather strip carried by thesill. A vertical groove c2 extending upward from said recess and adaptedto rece've the weather strip y, which is bent outwardly within the saidrecess forming a horizontally dependent flange extending flush with theouter surface of the lower cross rail, is provided. To the sill isattached a weather strip y, as shown, comprising' a base portion g2which is adapted to be fastened to the sill by means of screws or nailsand extends outwardly thereon. Such base portion provided with a trough,the outer side ot' which is substantially vertical, the inner side beingformed to follow the outer curvature of the outer stop Z and projectsinteriorly thereof. Both sides have their upper edge* turned inwardlyforming horizontal flanges g3, gt spaced one from the other. The spaceprovided between the horizontal inwardlyprojecting flanges g3 and g4 isadapted to receive the outwardly-projecting horizontal flange ,t2 of thecooperating strip carried by the cross rail of the window. This forms aweather-tight oint between sections f and g of the weather strip. Theflange g4 is adapted to fit into a horizontal groove e3 in the lowercross rail. Said horizontal groove c3 extends inwardly from the innerface of the recess in said cross rail and is fiush with the undersurface of the outwardly-projecting flange The trough is furtherprovided with openings L, z, allowing the water which may collecttherein to iiow outward through such openings on the slope of the sill.

lt will be noted that a peculiarly well-designed weather strip is hereprovided for the purpose sought. Any water which may blow throughbetween the flange g3 and the lower cross rail c would not fall interiorof the outer stop on the sill and be in position to seep throughunderneath the window, but would be caught by the horizontal outwardlyprojecting flange f2 of the coperating section of the weather stripcarried by the window and drain back into the trough and out through theopenings /i provided therein. Any moisture following the meta-l weatherstrip f2 out underneath the same, eventually dripping off from theunderside, would be caught by the interiorly projecting iiange g3 anddrain back into the trough.

Fig. 2 shows the weather strip g made of one piece of metal. Fig. 8 is amodification thereof showing the weather strip g made of two pieces ofmetal, the lower piece forming` the inside wall of the trough, the outerone forming the outside wall thereof. T he operation would in eachinstance be similar.

Vil hat I claim is:

In a Casement window, in combination with a window frame provided with asill and outer stop aiiixed thereto, the lower cross-rail of said-window recessed to overhang said outer stop, a weather-strip carried bysaid cross-rail dependent within said recess and provided with anoutwardly projecting horizontal flange spaced from the ceiling of saidrecess, a coperating weatherstrip carried by the sill comprising atrough provided with inwardly projecting horizontal flanges spaced onefrom the other adapted to receive between them in close-fittingrelationship the outwardly-projecting horizontal flange of theweather-strip carried by the cross-rail.

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Q. ln a easement window, in combination with a window frame providedwith a sill and sub-sill fastened thereto, the lower cross-rail of saidwindow recessed to abut and overhang the outer stop of the sill andprovided with an inwardly-extending, horizontal groove, a weather-stripcarried by said cross-rail dependent in said recess provided with ahorizontal outwardly-projecting flange spaced from the ceiling of saidrecess, a cooperating weather-strip carried by the sill comprising atrough with upright sides which sides are bent inwardly forminghorizontal flanges spaced one from the other adapted to receive betweenthem the Voutwardly -projecting flange of the weather strip carried bythe sash and to be received, the one within the groove formed betweenthe outwardly-projecting flange of the strip carried by the sash and theceiling of the recess within which it depends, the other within theinwardly extending groove formed in the cross-rail.

3. In a Casement window, the combination with a window frame providedwith a sill and sub-sill, a lower cross-rail of said easement windowrecessed to overhang the Vsill and sub-sill, a weather strip carried bysaid cross-rail dependent within said recess and provided with aYhorizontal outwardly projecting tongue spaced from the ceiling of saidrecess, said cross-rail provided with a horizontal groove extendinginwardly of said recess, the ceiling of said groove flush with the undersurface of said outwardly projecting tongue, a cooperating weather stripcarried by the sill comprising a trough one side of which is bent tofollow the curvature of the sub-sill, the other and outer sideprojecting upwardly, both sides being bent inwardly forming horizontalflanges spaced one from the other, adapted to receive between them inclose fitting relationship the outwardly projecting horizontal flange ofthe portion carried by the windowsash, the inwardly projecting flangesof the strip carried by the sill adapted to be received the one withinlthe horizontal groove inthe cross-rail, the other within the spaceprovided between the outwardly projecting flange of the weather stripcarried by the cross-rail and the ceiling of the recess in saidcross-rail.

4. In a easement window, in combination with a window frame providedwith a sill and sub-sill d, a lower cross-rail recessed at the outerlower edge to overhang the sill and said sub-sill and provided with ahorizontal groove extending inwardly from said recess, a weather stripcarried by said crossrail dependent within said recess and bentoutwardly at right angles forming a horizontal flange projectingoutwardlyV flush with the outer vertical surface of the crossadapted tobe received in the horizontal groove of said cross-rail, the outer wallof said trough projecting upwardly beyond said inner wall then turninginwardly forming a second horizontal flange spaced from said lowerhorizontal flange, the space therebetween adapted to receive theoutwardly -projecting flange of the strip carried by the cross-rail,said upper inwardly projecting flange adapted to be received between theoutwardly projecting flange and the ceiling of the recess, the outerwall of said trough perforated to permit the flow of water therethrough.

5. In a easement window, in combination with a window frame providedwith a sill and outer stop of a lower cross-rail recessed at its lowerouter edge to abut'and overhang the outer stop carried by the sill andprovided with a horizontal groove extending inwardly from said recess, aweather strip fashioned in the form of a trough with the two sidesthereof terminating in horizontal flanges bent inwardly, spaced one fromthe other, the lower of said flanges adapted to be received within saidinwardlyextending groove weather-strip carried by the cross-railprovided with an outwardly-projecting flange spaced from the ceiling ofthe recess, said spaced opening adapted to receive the upper of saidinwardly-projecting flanges of the trough, said outwardly-projectingflange of the strip carried' by the cross-rail adapted to be receivedbetween the inwardly-proj ecting flanges of the strip carried by theceiling.

n 6. In a easement window, a window frame provided with a sill, aweather strip fashioned to formed a trough the sides of' which extendupwardly and then turn inwardly forming horizontal Vflanges spaced onefrom the other carried by said sill, the lower crossrail of said windowrecessed to abut and overhang said inwardly projecting flanges andprovided with two horizontal grooves to receive the saine, one of saidhorizontal grooves Vbeing cut into said cross-rail, a weather stripdependent within said recess provided with an outwardly projectinghorizontal tongue spaced from the ceiling of said recess so as to form'the other horizontal groove.J

1n testimony whereof I sign this specification.

ENOS CLAYTON.

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